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NrTnD STATES ".@TENT FFICE@ LIQUOR-FLASK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,709, dated November 17, 1885.

Applicaiion liled September 17, 1885. Serial No. 177,349. (No model.)

To all whom t Imay concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT IV. T. JEN- NER, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquor-Flasks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. v

This invention lrelates to liquor-desks; and it consists in making the outer covering of the llask in the form of a book or other similar article large enough to entirely cover the whole of the ask, including the neck. and stopper, and having a hole in the said covering beneath the bottom of the liask, so that it can be pushed upward and the neck made to project through an opening in the covering.

This invention further consists in the detailed construction of the outer covering of the flask, so that the top ofthe flask-stopper may be concealed from observation, and so that the flask may be easily removed for the purpose of filling or cleaning it.

Prior to myinvention flasks for liquor have been made with coverings of leather and other material, which coverings have been made to `take Various ornamental forms, and in many cases a portion of the covering has been made removable and used as a drinking-cup when separated from the flask; but in no case has the ornamental covering been made so as to entirely cover and conceal the flask from observation, and at thcsame time admit of ready access to its contents.

In the drawings, Figurel is a side View of the flask, showing the covering in section and with the neck of the fiask protruding therefrom. Fig. 2is aperspective view of the liaskcovering when the flask is not in use. Fig. 3 isa plan view of the top of the iiask-covering, showing a modification of the device for concealing the stopper.V Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the top of the flask-covering, showing the iiask-stopper and a simple way of concealing it.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in ,all the figures.

A is the iiask, made of glass, with iiat sides,as

ordinarily used for liquor, and provided with the stopper c, preferably made to screw over the neck of the flask, and provided with a small piece of cork or rubber in the top to Q,N

keep the contents from leaking out.

B is the covering for the iiask, made in the 6o form of a book of pasteboard covered with cloth and leather or of other similar material to give the appearance of a neatly-bound volume. That portion of the covering representing the edges of the leaves of the book is covered with marbled paper or otherwise treated, so as to give a natural appearance. A label is affixed to the back where the name of abook is usually placed,which label may have printed thereon any suitable title more or less sug- 7o gestive of the contents behind it. The cover B is made of the full height of the flask or a trie longer, and one side of it, b, is madewitha hinge at b', sothat it maybe opened after the manner of abook-cover and the liask removed for the purpose of filling or cleaning it. The hinged side b is secured to the cover by means of the clasp C or any other simple catch which will hold it in position. Instead of a catch or clasp, the hinged side may be secured by the 8o observation by covering it with marbled pa- 9o per corresponding to that surrounding the hole E, and may bel made to come level with the top of the covering, as shown in Fig. 5; or it may be concealed by the cover e, made in one or more pieces, and hinged as shown in Fig. l, in which e is an elastic spring, which causes the cover e to lie flat over the top of the stopper when the ask iscnot in use.

Figs. 3 and 4 show a modification of the cover for the top of the stopper. In this case the cover e is made to slide back and forth underneath the hole E. e2 is a guide to keep it from IOO falling inward, and e3 is a button projecting upward through the slot c4 for moving the sliding cover.

I do not coniine'myself to the use of a ask for liquor, as fiasks and bottles of various kinds may be used and may contain drugs, chemicals, perfumery, or any other substance or liquid.

The flask-covering hereinbefore described is very cheaply constructed, and admits of the asks being packed for shipment in large quantities without danger of breakage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of a flask with acovering which conceals it from observation, provided with a hole at the lower end of it beneath the bottom ofthe liask, and with a hole in the top registering with the flask-stopper, so that the said stopper and the neck of the ask may be made to protrude through the said hole whilethe body of theiiask is retained Within by the top of the said covering, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a flask, a covering concealing the said fla-sk and having the hole D in the bottom and the hole E in the top of it, and a movable cover-plate for hiding the top of the ask-stopper, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. The combination of a liquor-flask, the book-shaped covering B, provided with the hinged side b, and having the holes D and E in it, a catch for holding the hinged side, and the movable cover e, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of a liquor-flask, the book-shaped covering B, having the holes D and E therein, a movable cover, andan elastic spring for holding the said cover over the top of the flask-stopper, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. As an article of manufacture, a flask-covering having a hole in the top of it through which the stopper and neck of the ask may protrude when raised, while the body of the flask is retained within by the top of the covering, a movable cover for the said hole, and means for permitting the iiask to be raised, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature'in presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT W. T. JENNER. 

